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These overrated literary classics have had more than enough time in the sun. It’s time to spend our time with some others!
minus-squareSinnerman@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoClickbait. The writer is comparing historically-important books that are taught in literature classes to more modern books that can be read for fun. Sure, we all read stuff for fun, that doesn’t mean the books studied in literature classes are overrated.
minus-squareAndjhostet@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAnd we can read classics for fun too, it doesn’t have to be one of the other. I’ve read 5 of these “overrated” books, all on my own time, and enjoyed all of them. 2 of which became two of my favorite books of all time.
Clickbait. The writer is comparing historically-important books that are taught in literature classes to more modern books that can be read for fun.
Sure, we all read stuff for fun, that doesn’t mean the books studied in literature classes are overrated.
And we can read classics for fun too, it doesn’t have to be one of the other. I’ve read 5 of these “overrated” books, all on my own time, and enjoyed all of them. 2 of which became two of my favorite books of all time.